Mecs, Demon, or Robotics

Maybe so, but when someone asks about which is "best" for aoe killing, there is absolutely no chance anyone knowledgeable can recommend mercs over bots. If you prefer mercs, by all means play them, but to suggest mercs are better than bots at wiping out large spawns is just insane.

As for OP, bot/dark or bot/trap are both very popular and powerful. Bots are generally considered the best choice for AoE damage. One thing to keep in mind though, bots are very mediocre until they hit level 32. It's still a MM, so you'll be able to solo fine, it's just that bots primary is weak compared to the other primaries until you get that second buff.

I have a Bots/Traps that is just speeding through things. I'll try and give you some insight.

Traps is just awesome all the way around. My first milestone was 10 for Acid Mortar, which means me and my Bots just got better. My second milestone was 16 for FFG, me and my Bots just got a lot harder to take down. My third was Poison Trap, control and survivability went way up. Fourth was Seeker Drones, used right they take the bite out of every group. I am almost 35, so I have no experience with Trip Mines on this character(have a Fire/Dev, but that just isn't the same thing).

Bots I tried a few times and really hated the clanging, now it is music. For this combo defense is a big deal. Once you get to 16, the Protector Bots shields plus FFG already make you feel big time. Getting the second Protector at 24 adds another shield to your little guys and the Protectors give each other a shield. Now when I got the Assault Bot at 26 it really felt like he just about picked me up and threw me to 28, which meant Seeker Drones. Then the 32 upgrade, wow, I repeat, wow.

I would say this combo is strong from 10 on, and goes up to another level every single power. As far as farming? Right now I am 34, seeing groups of 10-12 really means next to nothing. Groups with 2 bosses is a nice fight. With the defenses I have now (I am not IOed out, the only set I have is Blood Mandate in my drones) even AoEs hit so rarely they mean nothing. I am running at +0/+3, I think I could bump it up, but things are going so well/fast I don't see a reason to.

Now I realize drops are not something you can always count on, but at level 34 I have just under 70 million, and after this current arc finishes I think I will have enough merits to get that ever so lovely Luck of the Gambler + recharge. This has by far been my most successful character in the market (period) and in the game (maybe even better than my Tank who grew up in the Issue 4 days).

lol, He said for a farming toon though. Can Mercs be a farming machine?

builds or it can't happen